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Front range light
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Baileys Harbor , Wisconsin
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</br>Front range Light <!--USGS Aerial Photo-->
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1869
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1930
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Late 1960s
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Field stone
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Wood
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Square base, upper is octagonal
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21 feet (7 m)
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Fifth order
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Rear range light
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Baileys Harbor , Wisconsin
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</br>Rear range light <!--USGS Aerial Photo-->
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1870
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Field stone
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Wood
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Square, atop a house
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35 feet (11 m)
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Fifth order
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The are a pair of
Lighthouse s located near
Baileys Harbor in
Door County ,
Wisconsin .
The range lights replaced the
Baileys Harbor Lighthouse in 1870. They are approximately 980 feet (300 m) apart and aligned on a 340° bearing line to guide boats safely into the harbor. It was added to the
National Register Of Historic Places in 1988 or 1989, as reference number 89001466 as the Baileys Harbor Range Light. Currently part of the Ridges wildlife sanctuary.
According to US Government publication, "The American Practical Navigator", Chapter 5:
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''Range lights are light pairs that indicate a specific line of position when they are in line. The higher rear light is placed behind the front light. When the mariner sees the lights vertically in line, he is on the range line. If the front light appears left of the rear light, the observer is to the right of the range line; if the front appears to the right of the rear, the observer is left of the range line.''
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Volume VII of the
United States Coast Guard light list shows a light called the Baileys Harbor Directional Light, on a 31 foot (9 m) tall skeletal tower nearby. () It is a white light flashing every 2.5 seconds, with a higher intensity beam on a bearing of 340°. This light likely replaced the two range lights listed here.
